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450075

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations her Department made at the pre-replenishment meeting of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Tokyo on 17 December 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	903412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Secretary of State for International Development has had no discussions on the 1955 tax treaty between the UK and Malawi with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Issues relating to tax treaties are a matter for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department’s Director General for Policy and Global Programmes attended the pre-replenishment meeting of the Global Fund in Tokyo, at which he urged all countries to contribute their fair share to the 2017-2019 Global Fund replenishment to support the delivery of the global goals.</ins></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/02/2016 16:34:20 question first ministerially corrected 03/02/2016 16:41:46 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd previous answer version 43152 answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1224455

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to support NGOs that have experienced a significant decline in private funding as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	73830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>We are working flexibly with existing civil society partners to respond to the pandemic, maintain delivery of essential programmes and manage the impacts on organisations and staff.</p><p>DFID is offering support to all suppliers, including civil society, in line with the provisions of the Cabinet Office Procurement Policy Note and associated guidance for grants. This allows for relief on services and goods provided in the UK, to DFID aid programmes as a last resort and on a case-by-case basis for DFID contracts and grants. UK-based Non-Government Organisations are also eligible for the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 20/07/2020 15:24:32 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1222432

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office plans to make the Sustainable Development Goals a priority for that Office.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	71770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – and to the underpinning pledge to Leave No One Behind as we strive to achieve them. As the Prime Minister said in his statement to the UN Financing for Development High-Level Event on 28 May, following COVID-19 there is every need for us to work together to advance shared international objectives - including the SDGs.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/07/2020 15:45:06 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1219741

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: International Organisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government plans to maintain the same board representatives on (a) Gavi, (b) CEPI, (c) UNITAID, (d) the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria and (e) other multilateral organisations after her Department's merger with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	67645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2020 answer text <p>As we create the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the government is clear that the UK will remain a champion of the international system. COVID-19 has demonstrated that a strong, well-functioning multilateral system is in the UK’s interests, and this merger will bring together our overseas efforts on aid and diplomacy so we can maximise our influence across the world.</p><p>There are no current plans to change our level of representation in multilateral organisations. Our multilateral relationships and priorities will be considered as part of the Integrated Review, which will set an ambitious vision for the future of the UK as an active, internationalist, problem-solving and burden-sharing nation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 08/07/2020 15:50:31 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

100471

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people have received assistance from the Back Pack Health Worker Team programme funded by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	211573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID has funded around 18% of a health project in Burma that includes the work of the Back Pack Health Worker Team (BPHWT) from 1 August 2011 – 31 July 2014. During this period the project as a whole reached approximately 225,000 people in 644 villages, proving services that included bednets to prevent malaria, malaria treatments and other basic healthcare, improved water sources, construction of latrines, water sources, hygiene promotion, and assisting pregnant women with ante-natal care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 27/10/2014 17:14:08 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

429121

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to attach conditions to aid to Pakistan relating to the prevention of persecution of and discrimination against Christians.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	16819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>Our aid relationship with any government is based on an assessment of their commitment to our Partnership Principles, which include human rights. The Government of Pakistan has publicly recognised the problems facing minorities, and the need to bring an end to religious persecution. We remain fully committed to working in partnership with them to achieve this.</p><br /><p>We raise these issues regularly with the Government of Pakistan; most recently the Head of DFID Pakistan raised this issue in October as part of the annual Bilateral Assistance Talks. Withdrawing aid would undermine our ability to protect the poorest, including many minority and excluded groups.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/11/2015 14:56:20 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

448386

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Gurkhas: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Government has given to former Gurkhas who are homeless as a result of recent earthquakes in Nepal.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	24426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>A Joint DFID and Ministry of Defence (MOD) response was launched immediately in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquakes in April and May 2015. The MOD through the Gurkha Welfare Trust (GWT) supported both immediate and longer term initiatives. The GWT carried out a detailed assessment of the damage to Gurkha communities and provided £1.2 million in emergency aid that included distribution of shelter kits, tarpaulins and corrugated iron sheets in remote areas immediately in the aftermath of the earthquake. In addition, a unit of the Queen’s Gurkha Engineers was deployed to repair and rebuild the homes and communities of approximately 2,200 Gurkha servicemen that were severely damaged by the earthquake. To date, 150 new houses, built to an earthquake resistant design, are under construction and a further 600 houses will be started this year. DFID has been supplying humanitarian assistance to the Gurkha communities hit by the earthquake since April 2015 and continues to do so.</p><p>The GWT’s commitments for the earthquake response now stand at £19 million over 5 years. The MOD has provided an additional grant of £512,000 to assist the GWT in its on-going response operations. Between 2012-20 DFID has committed £14.19 million to support the GWT’s Gurkha Welfare Scheme, a programme predominantly supporting the Nepali servicemen and their communities, on water and sanitation programmes.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/02/2016 14:50:44 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

228147

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Vanuatu
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the UK has provided to Vanuatu in dealing with the aftermath of the recent cyclone.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	228012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK is providing up to £2million of immediate support to the people affected by Cyclone Pam through funding to non-governmental organisations, the Red Cross and the United Nations to provide shelter, water and sanitation and protection. In addition, a Royal Air Force cargo plane has delivered DFID supplies to Port Vila, including 1,640 shelter kits for 8,200 people and 1,944 solar lanterns. DFID has deployed a small team to Vanuatu to provide humanitarian expertise and support coordination with agencies operating in the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/03/2015 17:41:38 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

436254

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Reconstruction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to support the rebuilding of Syria after the end of the conflict in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	19117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of the international response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. We have committed over £1.1 billion to date, making us the second largest bilateral donor to the international response.</p><br /><p>The UK is now updating our planning to reflect the timeline envisaged in the Vienna political process and are asking others to do the same. The scale of the task will be enormous, complex and take a long time to complete. The UK’s response will therefore be part of a wider international effort.</p><br /><p>The initial priorities will be to support stabilisation and transition including safety and security, reconciliation, transitional justice and confidence building measures. Meeting protection and basic needs will remain a priority, along with helping displaced persons to return. We will also look to build local governance structures in liberated areas. Over time the focus will shift to longer-term reconstruction, which includes the re-building of Syria’s shattered infrastructure, economy, services, and society. The expertise of the UN, International Financial Institutions and the private sector will be essential.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/12/2015 14:38:59 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

425711

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Cholera
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had on preventing an outbreak of cholera in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	14635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned about the possible spread of cholera from Iraq into Syria. Aid agencies inside Syria and across the region are in the process of finalising a cholera contingency plan to be implemented in the event of an outbreak and are proactively prepositioning supplies in relevant locations. The UK is monitoring the situation closely and is in regular contact with Health partners inside Syria, including the World Health Organisation and UNICEF.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/11/2015 11:11:21 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon